2 Chronicles 2:6:92 Chr.2.6.W9TABWLC 2 Chronicles 2:5
לֹ֣א
lo
“not”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /ˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- not
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
LO
- phraseyour reading level
LO ye-khal-ke-LU-hu
- clause
u-MI ya-a-TSAR-KO-akh li-ve-NOT-LO va-YIT KI ha-sha-MA-yim u-she-ME ha-sha-MA-yim LO ye-khal-ke-LU-hu
- sentence
u-MI ya-a-TSAR-KO-akh li-ve-NOT-LO va-YIT KI ha-sha-MA-yim u-she-ME ha-sha-MA-yim LO ye-khal-ke-LU-hu u-MI a-NI a-SHER e-VE-ne-LO va-YIT KI im-le-hak-TIR le-fa-NAV
Exegesis
The negated Qal imperfect lo-yachliku-hu {לֹא-יַכְלְכוּהוּ | lō-ya·ḵlĕ·khû·hû} “cannot contain him” expresses inability, reinforcing divine transcendence.
Root and etymology
p-l-ʾ
“to be wonderful”
In context — 2 Chronicles 2:6
But who has the strength to build a house for Him , since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him? And who am I that I should build a house for Him except to burn incense before Him?
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 2:6:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Chronicles 2:6, so the Hebrew word לֹ֣א (lo) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Chr.2.6.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.2.6.W9.S1) and character.